Notes:-The Lone Earth terrorist group attacked the exhibition, motivated by anti-alien sentiments and Project Khnum's use of not-quite-human clones. However the assailants were quickly wiped out as another enemy used this opportunity to ambush and surround us - the Lost Seekers.-The Lost Seekers were commanded by Greta, the Steel Legion centurion and Daniel's old boss. Her mission was to dispose of him as a traitor.-Project Khnum cloned soldiers assisted us in a fight but proved to be of limited use, due to their unwillingness to kill humans - a weakness which the enemies ruthlessly exploited. However in the end, Chou, Eva and Volya managed to work together and break the clones' programming by using the last mote remaining of Ren's memories in Chou.-Though his Gun of God has been broken, Daniel managed to overpower Greta and learn the third name of God in the process - at least as the Lost Seekers see it.-Security and moral concerns ensure that Project Khnum has been pretty much cancelled indefinitely. Edward Mcdowell is not happy, not that he can do anything about it.

The exposition site of ESUN's new type of soldiers comes under attack by terrorists. It's the perfect opportunity for the project to prove itself - or is it?

Canon: Guns of God, Project: Pedantic Blue, Best Face of Humanity (post-canon event for latter two)Characters: Daniel, Eva Barton, any number of other combatantsType: Semi-spontaneousSetting: Independent exposition siteSchedule: This mission may happen between Saturday May 21st and Thursday May 26th. If you'd like to participate, please respond below with preferred times and dates.

The mission Love Is My Weapon was a success. The log can be read here.

The story of Best Face of Humanity is now concluded.

Participants:Alexandra de WittEva BartonVolya AlkaevKaguraRen Ubuntu

Notes:- A group of Kin, overwhelmed by hate, took a trip from the future to our times - without a Conduit to guide them, they were twisted into horrible, mindless beasts. We managed to destroy them, however, thanks to some unexpected help...- During the mission Ren appeared to aid Unity Group in the form of a glowing giant. See mission log for details on how and why that happened.- Ren's time was limited, but before disappearing they gave us words of hope and encouragement, trusting that Unity Group's actions mean that the bad future from which the Kin originate won't happen. Also this happened.

Various members of Unity Group receive a premonition - their help is greatly needed in a certain location. That location is where the final battle against the Kin took place.Not long after that, a distress beacon becomes active in Brussel. The beacon from Mark Tennyson's unit...

Canon: Best Face of Humanity (special post-canon mission)Characters: up to 8 combatantsType: Semi-spontaneousSetting: Brussels.Schedule: This mission will take place on Friday August 14th at 8:30 AM CDT. If you would like to participate, please post below.

Various members of Unity Group receive a premonition - their help is greatly needed in a certain location. That location is where the final battle against the Kin took place.Not long after that, a distress beacon becomes active in Brussel. The beacon from Mark Tennyson's unit...

Canon: Best Face of Humanity (special post-canon mission)Characters: up to 8 combatantsType: Semi-spontaneousSetting: Brussels.Schedule: This mission can take place some time between Friday August 14th and Thursday August 20th. If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.

Notes:- The Kin leader Hen was killed. However, their death caused Chou to open a time-space rift into the future, which was used by many Kin to enter our time.- Ren performed a sacrifice, disappearing in the process and sharing all of their memories with the other Kin. This caused them to realize the gravity of their actions and stop fighting. What we'll do with them, remains to be seen.- The surviving members of the Vlaams Leger attack force managed to flee Brussels. They failed to assassinate the royal family or obtain the amulet of Enki, and all of the hostages they took were rescued safely.- A large part of the national fine arts museum in Brussel and many surrounding buildings suffered damage during the fight. Evacuation efforts meant the only casualties happened during the assassination attempt before Unity Group entered the field, at least. Hopefully this is the end of problems for Brussels and nothing bad will happen in the city in the near future.

An incident happens in Brussels - members of Vlaams Leger fail to assassinate the royal family and hole up in a museum, with hostages. The situation quickly takes a turn for the more complicated as it turns out they're not the only force at work here...

Canon: Best Face of Humanity (canon finale), Sacred 40Characters: Ren, Alexandra de Witt, up to 6 other combatantsType: SpontaneousSetting: The ESUN capital city of BrusselsSchedule: This mission will happen on Thursday April 1st 2nd, at noon UTC/ 7 AM CDT/ 6AM CST. If you'd like to participate, please respond below.

As if Brussels didn't have enough, another bad thing happens - members of Vlaams Leger fail to assassinate the royal family and hole up in a museum, with hostages. The situation quickly takes a turn for the more complicated as it turns out they're not the only force at work here...

Canon: Best Face of Humanity (canon finale), Sacred 40Characters: Ren, Alexandra de Witt, up to 6 other combatantsType: SpontaneousSetting: The ESUN capital city of BrusselsSchedule: This mission may happen between Wednesday April 1st and Tuesday April 7th. If you'd like to participate, please respond below with preferred dates and schedules.

Important Notes:- Mark's distress beacon did indeed lead everyone to Ren, but more importantly to the cloning facility that had created all of the kin... and also Hen and company once more.- The one who had captured Ren turned out to be none other than Mark himself, in reality a plant by Hen to try to destroy Ren's faith in humanity. Even afterwards though, Ren didn't break and thanks to everyone's help we were able to rescue Ren.- Mark killed himself after being saved from a would-be fatal attack by Ren, and even said that he loved them too right before pulling the trigger. - The kin being created in the facility have already lost their horns, and with them their faith in humanity. However, for the moment the Unity Group is just going to monitor the facility and figure out the best course of action regarding the growing kin.

Out of the blue, Ren has gone missing. Where they are is anyone's guess... but when the distress beacon on Mark's unit activates, it may lead us to the truth of the matter.

Canon: Best Face of HumanityCharacters: Ren Ubuntu, any seven combantantsType: SpontaneousSetting: A secret facilitySchedule: This mission will take place Monday, February 16th at 8 AM Central time. If you would like to participate, please post below.

Out of the blue, Ren has gone missing. Where they are is anyone's guess... but when the distress beacon on Mark's unit activates, it may lead us to the truth of the matter.

Canon: Best Face of HumanityCharacters: Ren Ubuntu, any seven combantantsType: SpontaneousSetting: A secret facilitySchedule: This mission will take place some time between Wednesday, February 11th and Tuesday, Februay 17th. If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.

Important Notes:- We finally learned the truth about Ren. In their own words, they are an artificial lifeform created by materials sent back in time from the distant, distant future. This information was going to be used by Bao to try to destroy their relationship with Mark, but this did not happen.- The hostages were all saved thanks to everyone's teamwork, including the surprise assistance of one Astara Kellin, everyone's favorite white-haired moe kijin with a bad sense of directino whose name isn't Seta. She's once more gone off on her own though, so we can't catch up on things through her or catch her up instead.- The Knights stooped to their absolute lowest, and Lilica's role in making the hostage situation come into being, and then their leader Zeig's total give-no-fucks attitude about it propelled Interitus to transform into "Tyrannus Interitus". Monstrous appearance aside, it seems to be the same psychologically.- The knights escaped, but Bao wasn't so lucky. Good riddance.

[A message is coming though to the Unity Group! ID unknown and not coming from any established bases, things still fall into place the moment visual comes in... revealing one of Ren's kin. The first one we met, actually: Bao.]

Been a while, hasn't it? Word is that you've caught up with the Unity Group, Ren. no doubt helping see to rainbows and fields of flowers spread in their wake. But you know... the funny thing is, the more things change, the more they stay the same! And if you need a reminder of how things were when we last met-

[Suddenly the camera pans up, giving a better view of Bao's surroundings. The high ceiling, girders, and spacious interior are indicative of a warehouse, but the real thing of note is the hostages. A lot of hostages... with the view lingering on them long enough that everyone can see that one of them was in fact Mark; the guy who Ren had been developing a relationship with. He's seen better days judging by the bruises and cuts on his face. But the focus shifts back to Bao, his eyes flashing with a victorious fury.]

-Does that suffice? I was even thinking of picking up where I'd left off with you and... I think his name was Mark? Certainly took some beating to even get that out of him. And I imagine all your friends will be able to trace this message for that matter, but so much the better! If you want any of these people living to see their loved ones again, it'd be in your best interest to get here soon.____The mission will be held tomorrow at 8:30 AM Central.

The Unity Group receives a message from Bao, one of Ren's kin, and he's up to his old habits of hostage-taking. Taking action to rescue them, however, won't be as easy as it was the first time. Especially not with others, waiting in the shadows, have an agenda of their own.

Canon: Dirge of Fate, Best Face of HumanityCharacters: Volya Alkaev, Sarah Daniels, Ren Ubuntu, any five combatantsType: PlannedSetting: The city of SendaiSchedule: This mission will happen on Saturday, November 22nd at 108:30 AM Central time. If this is too early for everyone, please let me know. I'm trying to give myself a bit of a time buffer since I go into work in the late afternoon.

EDIT: Rolled it back an hour and a half to accomodate for people who wished for it to be earlier.

The Unity Group receives a message from Bao, one of Ren's kin, and he's up to his old habits of hostage-taking. Taking action to rescue them, however, won't be as easy as it was the first time. Especially not with others, waiting in the shadows, have an agenda of their own.

Canon: Dirge of Fate, Best Face of HumanityCharacters: Volya Alkaev, Sarah Daniels, Ren Ubuntu, any five combatantsType: PlannedSetting: The city of SendaiSchedule: This mission will happen some time between Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 27th. If it's on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of this upcoming, we will have to go by Malaysian time on. I'm also leaving a large frame this mission can be done in because my schedule is ridiculously in flux and -though I think it's straightened out- I have no clue if it will change or when. If it does and interferes with the mission I will try to get things rescheduled as quickly and as well as I can.

Important Notes:- The initial ESUN shuttle sent to help protect the refugees got shot down by a group led by Hen, another of Ren's kin. In the area Hen had been doing all sorts of things to promote violence and barbarism amongst the refugees, such as destroying food supplies and attacking aid workers and civilians to promote the idea of the strong taking what they want from the weak. Fortunately we stopped him, and it turns out quite a number actively opposed his movement.- The monsters from the dome are changing again. The ones we fought this time were aggressive instead of just curious, combining together to form a hulking caricature of a robot to try to kill us. With some assistance from the mysterious being spawned from his arm though, Walt was able to find out a means of stripping them of their rapid healing factor. No mass-bombing was required. Hopefully this is a good sign of things to come.- Several of the Unity Group people have decided to help do what they can to let the refugees rebuild their lives and settle down somewhere.

[Time for another message from Sakihama's commander, Salomon Huffman... being accompanied by worrisome images of another of the black domes appearing. This time it appears to be located somewhere in a desert.]

Our reprieve from the formation of the domes appears to have ended... these pictures were taken from allies in the Saharan Desert not even twelve hours ago. Its location is a mixed blessing. On one hand, there are no established towns or regions near it... but on the other hand-

[More images show up of a refugee exodus group.]

There are nevertheless people in the area, people displaced from the various conflicts and could very well be in danger of the monsters that dwell inside of the sphere! As harsh as the hand fate has dealt them is, things could take a far worse turn without intervention and assistance...

We are sending a team to keep watch and be at the ready, at least until the civilians can reach a safer location.___

The mission Through The Stomach will be held tomorrow at 12 PM Central time. Bumped it up an hour due to some scheduling concerns and it still looks like it'll be okay with everyone's scheduling comments. Back to it being 11 AM Central.

An impoverished region in North Africa falls under a shadow of the third black dome, and the Unity Group is sent to intervene. But unfortunately, another group is casting a shadow of their own, with calls for violence... calls many are heeding in these desperate times.

Canon: Best Face Of Humanity, The StainCharacters: Ren Ubuntu, Walt Schmertz, any six combatantsType: PlannedSetting: North AfricaSchedule: This mission will be held Wednesday, September 17th at 11 AM Central time. If you would like to participate, please post below.

An impoverished region in North Africa falls under a shadow of the third black dome, and the Unity Group is sent to intervene. But unfortunately, another group is casting a shadow of their own, with calls for violence... calls many are heeding in these desperate times.

Canon: Best Face Of Humanity, The StainCharacters: Ren Ubuntu, Walt Schmertz, any six combatantsType: PlannedSetting: North AfricaSchedule: This mission can be held any time Monday or Tuesday of next week (September 15th or 16th). Wednesday, September 17th, can be doable so long as it starts in the early afternoon, and it can also be held Friday, September 19th, any time after 5:30 PM Central. If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times.

The mission Fearful Symmetry was... something. We've still got zero leads about the terrorist Freddy Angel, but we did stumble more than one can of worms and helped save some hostages so hooray! The complete mission log can be read here.

Important Notes:- Dolores Norman was killed by mysterious assailants and her home destroyed. She also insisted that we should ask Edward Mcdowell -the guy who requested us take this mission in the first place- if we wanted information about Freddy Angel. Edward's rather confused about this and says he can't comment on any relation he might have had with Freddy. Weird.- Dolores is survived by a single painting she'd given to Walt and was in his Genoace. Maybe now that she's dead its value will skyrocket!- The original team was captured by another unknown party, led by an androgynous individual named Bao. They've all been rescued, save for one who was killed before the team found them.- With the team was also a strange, red-skinned horned humanoid named Ren. Ren's also androgynous and seems to have some sort of strange psychic power that enabled us to better fight Bao's followers.- Speaking of psychic powers, Eva inexplicably summoned a black version of one of the first unknown group's machines, called the "Albatross". She's just as clueless about this as the rest of us.- The R-Blade and VG's TSF were both severely damaged and will need extensive repairs.

Um, everyone? We've received a request from an operative in the US intelligence network. They've been struggling for some time in tracking down a terrorist named "Freddy Angel" , though a possible lead turned up. I don't know the details, but supposedly an artist named Dolores Norman might have a lead on it.

From what we were told and could dig up, she's a recluse, living somewhere in the Amazon far away from anyone or any kind of long-range communication equipment. And the reason we're being called in to try to find her and talk to her... is because they already sent a team who's gone silent. How or why is a mystery... but finding that team's a secondary objective for this.

Fearful Symmetry

When an ESUN team goes missing in the jungles of South America to find an informant who might just be the key to stopping a terrorist, it's up to the Unity Group to find them and/or finish their mission. Unfortunately, there are some that don't want us finding the informant... to say nothing of the fate of the previous team...

Canon(s): Best Face of Humanity, Project: Pedantic BlueCharacters: Ren, Eva Barton, any six combatantsType: Semi-planned. Setting: A South American Jungle.Schedule: The mission can take place Wednesday, August 6th at 6 PM Central time. If you would like to participate, please post below.

When an ESUN team goes missing in the jungles of South America to find an informant who might just be the key to stopping a terrorist, it's up to the Unity Group to find them and/or finish their mission. Unfortunately, there are some that don't want us finding the informant... to say nothing of the fate of the previous team...

Canon(s): Best Face of Humanity, Project: Pedantic BlueCharacters: Ren, Eva Barton, any six combatantsType: Semi-planned. Setting: A South American Jungle.Schedule: The mission can take place either Tuesday, August 5th or Wednesday, August 6th. If you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred times.

This mission will be preceded by a log. It will also be held in AIM chatrooms again unless everyone would prefer we continue using IRC.